Modern Day Idols
Thou shalt have no other gods BEFORE me. Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven (carved, sculptured) image, or any likeness of any thing is in heaven above, or that is in the water under the earth. Thou shalt not bow down thyself to them. Exodus 20:3-5
He that loveth father or mother more than me is not worthy of me: and he that loveth son or daughter more than me is not worthy of me. And he that taketh not his cross, and followeth after me, is not worthy of me. Matthew 10:37,38
He that loveth father or mother more than me is not worthy of me: and he that loveth son or daughter more than me is not worthy of me. And he that taketh not his cross, and followeth after me, is not worthy of me. Matthew 10:37,38
The humble, self-sacrificing followers of Jesus will pass on to perfection, leaving behind the indifferent and lovers of the world. I was pointed back to ancient Israel. But two of the adults of the vast army that left Egypt entered the land of Canaan. Their dead bodies were strewn in the wilderness because of their transgressions. Modern Israel are in greater danger of forgetting God and being led into idolatry than were His ancient people. Many idols are worshiped, even by professed Sabbath keepers. God especially charged His ancient people to guard against idolatry, for if they should be led away from serving the living God, His curse would rest upon them, while if they would love Him with all their heart, with all their soul, and with all their might, He would abundantly bless them in basket and in store, and would remove sickness from the midst of them. Ellen White, Testimonies For The Church Volume One p. 608-609
Do you worship any of these idols in these pictures below? Do you pray to any of these idols in these pictures? Did you answer no to these 2 questions? Well don't get to excited because you may be worshiping an idol and not be aware of it. Read more to find out.
Let me ask you some more questions. What do you spend the majority of your free time on. What I mean by free time is, what do you do after you get off work or after you get out of school? Do you crack open your bible? Do you turn on 3ABN (3 Angels Broadcasting Network)? Or do you turn on the TV and watch all your Tivo shows. Or do you get on the Internet and surf Ebay the rest of the day. Or maybe you go into some non Christian chat rooms and type the rest of the day. What I am getting at is, how much of your free time to you give God? 5 second prayer before you fall asleep? Or maybe even a 5 minute prayer before you fall asleep? God doesn't require much but what he does require is for your own good. He wants you to strive to develop a relationship with him to help you fight the battle against Satan. If Satan distracts most of your time from God he wins. That's how Creeping Compromise starts. If you give in a little then little by little you are being carried off the tide.
OK be honest with yourself for this next question. If your used to have $1,000 average in your bank account and you have been penny pinching for a few months. You know you have some extra spending money but aren't sure, so you check your bank account. You find that you have $2,000 dollars in THERE!!!!!!! Whats your first thought? You know its not a mistake because you have been cutting back. Your first thought would be probably what my first thought would be. Man oh man, what do I want to buy, lets go shopping!!!! This is why most of us are not blessed with money because the majority of us would turn away from God and never look back. Well unless the money ran out or we ran into some big trouble. Same thing goes for if your used to having $5,000 in your bank account and you find you have $10,000. Whats your first thought? What if your used to only having $100 in there and now you have $200? I don't know if any of us would automatically think wow where can I donate this money to do the most good for God's cause.
Just because you don't physically pray or bow down to an idol doesn't mean you aren't worshiping an idol. People who bow down to idols or pray to idols are putting the idols before God. What things do you put before God? How about your money? After the bills are paid and the necessities are bought what do you spend the majority of your spending money on? Do you spend it on donations to serve God's gospel? Or maybe you spend the majority on mission work or your local church budget? More than likely you spend the majority of it on selfish worldly things that you can go without. Instead of buying a used car you buy a fancy brand new car so that your money will be tight for years to come and you can't afford to give to God. Instead of buying cheap new clothes you buy name brand expensive trend clothes. You don't dare buy your shoes at Wal-mart!!!!! No you must buy your shoes at the mall. Do you get my point yet? You place the majority of your offerings to the worldly god and then you give whats left over if anything to the only God the matters. Time and Money are both things offered to idols. Who do you give the majority of your Time and Money (offerings) to, worldly gods, or to the living breathing God that can use your time and offerings for good and not evil?
Pray about it and ask for forgiveness and the power to change your ways so that you can stop serving worldly idols and serve the only true God.
Do you worship any of these idols in these pictures below? Do you pray to any of these idols in these pictures? Did you answer no to these 2 questions? Well don't get to excited because you may be worshiping an idol and not be aware of it. Read more to find out.
Let me ask you some more questions. What do you spend the majority of your free time on. What I mean by free time is, what do you do after you get off work or after you get out of school? Do you crack open your bible? Do you turn on 3ABN (3 Angels Broadcasting Network)? Or do you turn on the TV and watch all your Tivo shows. Or do you get on the Internet and surf Ebay the rest of the day. Or maybe you go into some non Christian chat rooms and type the rest of the day. What I am getting at is, how much of your free time to you give God? 5 second prayer before you fall asleep? Or maybe even a 5 minute prayer before you fall asleep? God doesn't require much but what he does require is for your own good. He wants you to strive to develop a relationship with him to help you fight the battle against Satan. If Satan distracts most of your time from God he wins. That's how Creeping Compromise starts. If you give in a little then little by little you are being carried off the tide.
OK be honest with yourself for this next question. If your used to have $1,000 average in your bank account and you have been penny pinching for a few months. You know you have some extra spending money but aren't sure, so you check your bank account. You find that you have $2,000 dollars in THERE!!!!!!! Whats your first thought? You know its not a mistake because you have been cutting back. Your first thought would be probably what my first thought would be. Man oh man, what do I want to buy, lets go shopping!!!! This is why most of us are not blessed with money because the majority of us would turn away from God and never look back. Well unless the money ran out or we ran into some big trouble. Same thing goes for if your used to having $5,000 in your bank account and you find you have $10,000. Whats your first thought? What if your used to only having $100 in there and now you have $200? I don't know if any of us would automatically think wow where can I donate this money to do the most good for God's cause.
Just because you don't physically pray or bow down to an idol doesn't mean you aren't worshiping an idol. People who bow down to idols or pray to idols are putting the idols before God. What things do you put before God? How about your money? After the bills are paid and the necessities are bought what do you spend the majority of your spending money on? Do you spend it on donations to serve God's gospel? Or maybe you spend the majority on mission work or your local church budget? More than likely you spend the majority of it on selfish worldly things that you can go without. Instead of buying a used car you buy a fancy brand new car so that your money will be tight for years to come and you can't afford to give to God. Instead of buying cheap new clothes you buy name brand expensive trend clothes. You don't dare buy your shoes at Wal-mart!!!!! No you must buy your shoes at the mall. Do you get my point yet? You place the majority of your offerings to the worldly god and then you give whats left over if anything to the only God the matters. Time and Money are both things offered to idols. Who do you give the majority of your Time and Money (offerings) to, worldly gods, or to the living breathing God that can use your time and offerings for good and not evil?
Pray about it and ask for forgiveness and the power to change your ways so that you can stop serving worldly idols and serve the only true God.
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